Judicial Misconduct Southern California

The results of a yearlong internal investigation that found evidence of misconduct by five Southern California workers' compensation judges will be turned over to the California attorney general's office for a possible criminal inquiry, it was disclosed Wednesday. The action by officials of the California Division of Workers' Compensation came after pressure from state Sen. Bill Leonard (R-Big Bear), vice chairman of the Senate Industrial Relations Committee.

The results of a yearlong internal investigation that found evidence of misconduct by five Southern California workers' compensation judges will be turned over to the California attorney general's office for a possible criminal inquiry, it was disclosed Wednesday. The action by officials of the California Division of Workers' Compensation came after pressure from state Sen. Bill Leonard (R-Big Bear), vice chairman of the Senate Industrial Relations Committee.